Brook Instruments Company Pond Dam

Brook Instruments Company Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Bulloch County, Georgia, built in 1960. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection11/01/2004
Height11 ft
Built196066 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 11 ft
11 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

11 ft tall and 1,160 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Brook Instruments Company Pond Dam

The primary purpose of Brook Instruments Company Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Manack Todd, Mr. (private). It impounds the Unknown near Donegal.

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 1,160 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 28 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 182 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 4,270 square miles. Completed in 1960, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 11/01/2004. That was over 21 years ago.

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Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBulloch
Nearest CityDonegal
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates32.55833, -81.72861

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length1,160 ft
Year Completed1960 (66 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage182 acre-ft
Max Storage182 acre-ft
Normal Storage112 acre-ft
Surface Area28 acres
Drainage Area4,270 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerManack Todd, Mr.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection11/01/2004
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA03073
Federal IDGA03073
More InfoState Dam Safety Program